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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Maintenance treatment with infliximab for ulcerative ileitis after intestinal transplantation: A case report.

Takumi Fujimura, Yohei Yamada, Tomoshige Umeyama, Yumi Kudo, Hiroki Kanamori, Teizaburo Mori, Takahiro Shimizu, Mototoshi Kato, Miho Kawaida, Naoki Hosoe and 9 more

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Takumi FujimuraDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, National Saitama Hospital, Wako Shi, Saitama 351-0102, Japan.
Yohei YamadaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. yohei.z7@keio.jp.
Tomoshige UmeyamaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Yumi KudoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Hiroki KanamoriDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Teizaburo MoriDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Takahiro ShimizuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Mototoshi KatoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Miho KawaidaDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Naoki HosoeCenter for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Yasushi HasegawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Kentaro MatsubaraDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Naoki ShimojimaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Masahiro ShinodaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Hideaki ObaraDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Makoto NaganumaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Yuko KitagawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Ken HoshinoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Tatsuo KurodaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Keio University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence has been published on the successful applications of the anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody infliximab, such as induction therapy, salvage treatment for acute cellular rejection, and treatment for chronic ulcerative inflammation, in intestinal transplant recipients. However, the optimal protocol for the effective use of infliximab remains largely undetermined due to scarcity of available clinical data. We report a continuative application of infliximab as maintenance therapy for recurrent chronic ulcerative ileitis in a recipient of isolated intestinal transplantation (ITx). CASE SUMMARY: The patient was a 11-year-old boy with intestinal motility disorder classified as a hypogenic type of intestinal dysganglionosis. The patient underwent living-donor related intestinal transplant. His immunosuppression regimen consisted of daclizumab, tacrolimus, and steroids. Although he did not show rejection while on tacrolimus monotherapy, routine screening endoscopy showed several ulcerative lesions in the distal end of the graft 2 years after the intestinal transplant. Endoscopic work up to evaluate the progression of anemia revealed stenosis with ulcerative inflammatory changes and multiple longitudinal ulcers in the graft. Since the endoscopic findings suggested ulcerative lesions in Crohn's disease, infliximab treatment was considered. Treatment with infliximab and a small dose of oral prednisolone afforded successful withdrawal of total parenteral nutrition and maintenance of a well-functioning graft without infectious complications for 5 years since the administration of the first dose of infliximab.

conclusionInfliximab is effective as maintenance therapy for recurrent chronic ulcerative ileitis in an isolated ITx patient.

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Case reportChronic ulcerCrohn’s diseaseInfliximabIntestinal transplantationTumor necrosis factor alpha

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